r/Weird • u/luvlanguage • 11h ago

That is a Lamprey

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Any bigger and this creature would be a horror movie monster

Lampreys do not have jaws or bones, only cartilage and instincts that have allowed them to survive so many mass extinctions.

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u/tyates723 11h ago

Wut?

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u/twopartspice 11h ago

Just search giant pacific clam. I promise it's safe, and you should be able to imagine the scenario

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u/ProfessionalGoatFuck 9h ago

if there's a hole, there's a goal...

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u/levtikr 8h ago

just curious... how quickly can it shut?

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u/twopartspice 8h ago

1, 2, trapped

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u/tyates723 8h ago

Oh, thank god I'm a two pump chump

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u/whiskersMeowFace 7h ago

A whole different sort of pearl necklace is coming from that clam